Best Souls-like games on PC
Action games centered on difficult combat, where players learn enemy attack patterns and improve through repeated attempts. Many also use RPG progression and dark fantasy settings.
- Demanding, timing-based combat
- Learning enemy attack patterns
- Repeated attempts after failure
Related: Difficult, Action RPG, Dark Fantasy, RPG
801 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Demo Onimusha: Way of the Sword
Single-player samurai action RPG with parries and soul-absorbing powers
90% positive
17K reviews
TUNIC
Isometric action RPG where lost manual pages reveal hidden knowledge
90% positive
17K reviews
Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition
Third-person action RPG with acrobatic exploration, puzzles, loot, and scythe combat
78% positive
17K reviews
NEKOPARA Vol. 0
Short slice-of-life visual novel following catgirls through a household day
95% positive
17K reviews
Mistfall Hunter
Dark fantasy extraction RPG with melee combat and aimed magic
55% positive
17K reviews
Hyper Light Drifter
Difficult pixel-art action RPG built around combat and hidden paths
93% positive
17K reviews
Living With Sister: Monochrome Fantasy
Adult monochrome life sim RPG balancing guild work and family
73% positive
17K reviews
Demo SCARLET NEXUS
Anime action RPG with psychic combat and two interwoven stories
81% positive
15K reviews
I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator
Culinary school dating visual novel with Colonel Sanders as a classmate
92% positive
Free
Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014
Dark fantasy action RPG with weighty combat and towering bosses
58% positive
14K reviews
Tails of Iron
Hand-drawn 2D action RPG with punishing fights against frogs
87% positive
14K reviews
Demo Dead as Disco
A rhythm beat 'em up with combat timed to music
97% positive
14K reviews
Jump King
Precision platformer where a missed jump can undo your climb
89% positive
14K reviews
Avowed
First-person fantasy action RPG mixing weapons, shields, and magic
77% positive
13K reviews
Darksiders III
Souls-like hack-and-slash adventure hunting the Seven Deadly Sins
75% positive
13K reviews
NEKOPARA Vol. 2
Single-player visual novel about feuding catgirl sisters at a bakery
97% positive
13K reviews
NEKOPARA Vol. 3
Anime visual novel about catgirl sisters and their ambitions
97% positive
13K reviews
Absolver
Martial arts action game with customizable moves and online duels
74% positive
12K reviews
Demo Nioh 3
Dark fantasy action RPG with switchable samurai and ninja styles
77% positive
12K reviews
Honkai Impact 3rd
Anime action RPG with combo combat and an ongoing story
72% positive
Free
Demo Little Witch Nobeta
Third-person action game with elemental spells and challenging castle battles
85% positive
12K reviews
Mortal Shell
Dark fantasy action RPG with deliberate combat and body-swapping
67% positive
12K reviews
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Side-scrolling action platformer with secrets in a cursed land
93% positive
11K reviews
WILD HEARTS™
Fantasy monster-hunting action with ancient technology and cooperative hunts
47% positive
11K reviews